October 25 NKR Foreign Minister Ashot Gulian met with US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Steven Mann in the Representative Office of Nagorno Karabakh Republic to discuss the prospects of the Karabakh conflict settlement in the context of the latest developments. The factors impeding this process, in part, Azerbaijan's constant militaristic statements, which stir up hatred against the Armenian people, have been as well viewed. To note, on October 23 A. Gulian addressed "Armenia and South Caucasus: Foreign Policy Challenges" conference organized by the Michigan University. According to the NKR Foreign Ministry's press service, A. Gulian reported on the prehistory of the Karabakh conflict and NKR's position on the conflict settlement as well as touched upon the issues of regional security.